Windshield Wiper
Windshield Wiper! One rainy afternoon, I was driving along one of the main streets of the town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet and slick. Suddenly, my daughter, Aspen, spoke up from her seat. “Dad, I am thinking of something.” An announcement of the kind usually meant that she had been […]
Who Is Deaf?
Who is Deaf? Frank feared his wife Peg wasn’t hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he talked to the family Doctor to discuss the problem. The Doctor told him there was a simple informal test the husband could […]
Infusing Hope
Infusing Hope Norman Cousins (1915- 1990), an author, was Editor-in-Chief of the US “Saturday Review” for over 35 years. He was a tireless advocate for world peace and in his latter years devoted much writing and study to the issues of illness and healing. In his book “Head First, the Biology of Hope and the […]
Champions of Equality!
Champions for Equality In the 1936 Olympics, American Jesse Owens seemed sure to win the Long Jump Competition. The previous year he had jumped a record-breaking 26 feet, 81/4 inches. As he walked to the long-jump pit, however, Owens saw a tall, blue-eyed, blond German taking practice jumps in the 26-foot range. Owens felt nervous. […]
The Cry of the Needy
The Cry of the Needy A modernized Chinese fable tells of Mary Lin, who was widely known as a holy woman. She was a kind mother, a devoted wife, a loyal friend, an active part of her community of faith and a concerned neighbour to those in need. She visited the lonely who had no […]
What Goes Round Comes Round
What Goes Round Comes Round At the end of the 19th century in America, there were once two young men working at odd jobs to pay their way through Leland Stanford University. Their funds got desperately low, and the idea came to one of them to engage Paderewski for a piano recital and devote the […]
Weeping Neighbor
Weeping Neighbour A middle-aged Rabbi once sought advice from King Solomon. “Revered Majesty, I have given my whole life to the study of the Holy Book. But I need your help to solve a grave problem I am facing. My neighbour bothers me. He sighs and weeps all day long. He ruins my study and […]
No Looking Back
No Looking Back Hildegard Goss-Mayr (born in 1930) is an Austrian antiwar activist and Christian theologian. Since the 1950s, Hildegard has circumnavigated the globe teaching the methodology of non-violence. She was the honorary president of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation and she narrated this true story. In the midst of tragic fighting in Lebanon in […]
The Royal Act
The Royal Act The story narrated is that one day a beggar by the roadside asked for alms from Alexander the Great as he passed by. The man was poor and wretched and had no claim upon the ruler, no right even to lift a solicitous hand. Yet the Emperor threw him several gold coins. […]
Live Instruments
Live Instruments Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) was an Austrian-born violinist and composer. One of the most famous violinists of his day, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. Kreisler once came across a beautiful instrument in a shop but could not afford to purchase it. When he finally raised enough money for the […]